Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 990 · 40 questions

The grammar rule (had + V3): had + past participle (V3) for every subject: had caught, had gone, had eaten. Time words: before …, by the time …, when … already. The later action is in the simple past (the bell rang).

1. 1.When Dad called, she ___ already swum in the pool. (a) have (b) had (c) has
2. 2.By the time we reached, you ___ tea. (a) have made (b) had made (c) has made (d) had make
3. 3.By the time the bell rang, Tara ___ the ball. (a) has caught (b) have caught (c) had caught (d) had catch
4. 4.By the time we reached, Karan ___ the match. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had win (d) had won
5. 5.When Dad called, they ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) had (c) have
6. 6.My sister ___ in the park before the guests arrived. (a) had jog (b) has jogged (c) have jogged (d) had jogged
7. 7.By the time the guests arrived, Dev ___ the train. (a) have taken (b) had took (c) has taken (d) had taken
8. 8.My sister ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) has sent (b) have sent (c) had send (d) had sent
9. 9.Kabir ___ tea before the bell rang. (a) had make (b) had made (c) has made (d) have made
10. 10.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ the room. (a) has cleaned (b) have cleaned (c) had clean (d) had cleaned
11. 11.She ___ a bicycle before it got dark. (a) had ridden (b) have ridden (c) had rode (d) has ridden
12. 12.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ a letter. (a) have written (b) has written (c) had written (d) had wrote
13. 13.You ___ a message before the bell rang. (a) had sent (b) have sent (c) has sent (d) had send
14. 14.Rahul ___ to school before the guests arrived. (a) had went (b) has gone (c) have gone (d) had gone
15. 15.When Dad called, my brother ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
16. 16.When Dad called, she ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) have (b) had (c) has
17. 17.When Dad called, she ___ already planted a tree. (a) had (b) has (c) have
18. 18.When Dad called, you ___ already made tea. (a) has (b) have (c) had
19. 19.By the time the bell rang, Dev ___ the ball. (a) have thrown (b) has thrown (c) had thrown (d) had threw
20. 20.When Dad called, you ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) has (b) had (c) have
21. 21.By the time the bell rang, Arjun ___ the train. (a) had took (b) have taken (c) had taken (d) has taken
22. 22.You ___ Grandma before it got dark. (a) had help (b) had helped (c) have helped (d) has helped
23. 23.He ___ rice before the guests arrived. (a) had cooked (b) has cooked (c) have cooked (d) had cook
24. 24.They ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) had carry (b) had carried (c) have carried (d) has carried
25. 25.When Dad called, we ___ already taken the train. (a) has (b) have (c) had
26. 26.My sister ___ the bag before the guests arrived. (a) has carried (b) have carried (c) had carry (d) had carried
27. 27.You ___ a bicycle before Mum came home. (a) had ridden (b) have ridden (c) had rode (d) has ridden
28. 28.By the time we reached, you ___ on the stage. (a) had dance (b) have danced (c) had danced (d) has danced
29. 29.She ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) had built (b) have built (c) had build (d) has built
30. 30.My brother ___ a message before the guests arrived. (a) had send (b) had sent (c) have sent (d) has sent
31. 31.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) had help (c) had helped (d) have helped
32. 32.By the time Mum came home, he ___ in the pool. (a) had swum (b) have swum (c) has swum (d) had swam
33. 33.By the time the bell rang, I ___ the dog. (a) had feed (b) has fed (c) had fed (d) have fed
34. 34.When Dad called, you ___ already drunk milk. (a) had (b) have (c) has
35. 35.By the time Mum came home, Vivaan ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) had carried (d) have carried
36. 36.By the time Mum came home, they ___ the match. (a) has won (b) had win (c) had won (d) have won
37. 37.The children ___ a picture before it got dark. (a) has drawn (b) have drawn (c) had drawn (d) had drew
38. 38.By the time the bell rang, Myra ___ a song. (a) have sung (b) had sung (c) has sung (d) had sang
39. 39.When Dad called, I ___ already spoken Hindi. (a) had (b) has (c) have
40. 40.Priya ___ a sandcastle before Mum came home. (a) has built (b) have built (c) had built (d) had build

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